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Where does “haggju” come from?

haggju (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

haggju (Proto-West Germanic): hedge

Definitions

  1. hedge

Ancestry of “haggju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
2Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “haggju”

  • edge
  • eggs
  • egg
  • hedge
  • hatch
  • edgy
  • hedgehog
  • eggplant
  • hatchway
  • Edgerton
  • hatchery
  • edgewise
  • hatchling
  • eggnog
  • edgeways
  • edginess
  • hatchback
  • edgework
  • hatchability
  • egghead
  • crosshatch
  • hyperedge
  • eggy
  • edgeless
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